Monthly Archives: November 2012

Washington Post: “Know What Would Be Awesome? A Carbon Tax”

Personally, I’d recommend that they recommend taxing Carbon Dioxide, since that is what they blame every weather even on. It’s not like our bodies are made of Carbon. (Washington Post) Now if there were just some policy that would reduce carbon emissions and raise federal ­revenue . . . . A tax on carbon, of course, is […]

Judge Rules Against Possum Drop, Brings Irony

Unintentional, and hilarious, irony (Raleigh N&O) A Wake County judge has ordered a halt to the annual Opossum Drop in the mountain community of Brasstown, a victory for animal rights groups who called lowering the marsupial in a tinsel-covered box on New Year’s Eve is inhumane. See, all sorts of animal rights whiners have gone […]

If All You See…

…are some wonderful carrots surely grown organically in a wonderful low emissions socialist nation, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The Camp Of The Saints, with a post on marching fascism

McMorris-Rodgers Pushing “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”

Cathy McMorris-Rodgers is an up and coming star in the GOP. She’s the fourth leading Republican in the House. She was the person I hoped Romney would pick. Alas, she seems to be moving toward the amnesty viewpoint (The Hill) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) on Sunday said the GOP didn’t need to adopt “more […]

Socialist Mayor Proposes Banning All Classic And “Old Bangers” From Paris

Would it surprise you that this is mostly about the climate change hoax? (Telegraph) Under proposals presented to the city council on Monday, Socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoë intends to outlaw by September 2014 the use of cars and utility vehicles more than 17 years old and lorries or buses more than 18 years old. Motorcycles […]

ObamaCare Still Has Plenty Of Legal Challenges In The Works

Many people got on John Boehner’s case for saying that Obamacare is now “the law of the land.” Unfortunately, he’s right. With the loss of the race for the White House, and no control of the Senate, there is now way for the GOP to repeal it, or even water it down and/or limit its […]

Puppy Vs Doorstop

Because you probably need some cheering up

Obama Defense Dept: “No Credible Threat Pre-Benghazi”

Here’s a new, and disturbing, spin (UPI) A Defense Department official, speaking on background, provided a timeline of the U.S. military response to the deadly consulate attack. “I would note … that there was no specific or credible threat that we knew of on the day that the attacks … occurred in Benghazi,” the official […]

If All You See…

…is the sea being saved by the carbon limiting efforts of progressive paradise France, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Flopping Aces, with a post on the Obama lemmings.

Excitable Juan Williams: Brokeifornia’s New Election Rules Are Super Awesome

In case you didn’t hear, the brokeyest broke state in the Union has new election rules. On one hand, Juan Williams has some interesting point about them. On the flip side, ugh (The Hill) Polarization and gridlock have paralyzed Congress. But now, a bright ray of hope for ending those twin curses is emerging from […]

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